“We’re going to be able to restore the windows and the bus should be back in service later this week,” Childress said.

San Jose Police attribute the drop in arrests to better communication with the public about police presence, and targeting what Morales called, “known hot spots” with large numbers of officers.

“When you saturate that area with officers and have them patrolling a lot more and being a lot more visible, sheer numbers sometimes discourages people from engaging in some sort of criminal activity,” said Morales.

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